Families say finding new accomodations remains very difficult despite help from multiple government programs
City officials reported progress Tuesday in helping soon-to-be-evicted RV park residents at Green Oak Ranch in Vista find new places to live, but several affected families said Wednesday that, so far, many are still waiting for solutions similar to the quiet spot that many have called home for years.
Councilmember Corrina Contreras asked city staff for an update on the situation during Tuesday’s regular meeting, commending civic efforts to offer all available resources to residents and confirming that the city has no ability to halt the eviction process. But she and her colleagues were clear that they believe that these evictions, while not illegal, do not have their support.
“I’m very proud of the work that our outreach folks are doing, and our housing and homeless services department is doing,” Franklin said. “We really are trying to not just say we’re here to help you, but we’re really trying to bring the services fully to the residents of Green Oak Ranch and make sure that they canA resident walks next to a car at the Green Oak Ranch RV Park in Vista on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
Colleta Chidowe, who lives in the park with her husband, Gerald, and three children, said that Green Oak Ministries, a separate nonprofit that runs a recovery program on an adjacent parcel, said Wednesday that the organization has offered space in a nine-bedroom “shared housing building” at a cost of about $1,500 per month. But the facility, she said, has shared bathrooms and a shared kitchen that would also be used by adults.
Several have or are in the process of moving their RVs to new spots in other states and several more have found accommodations in state, including two who have It is unclear exactly how many remain to be housed, as Allison said that five of the 32 total spaces are said to be on another parcel that is not required to relocate. Franklin said he is working with city staff to firm up the number who remain with unresolved housing situations.
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